Extra effort gets Jays back on track
BOSTON — Troy Tulowitzki singled in the go-ahead run off Alexi Ogando to trigger a four-run 10th inning that lifted the AL Eastleading Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.
With the win, Toronto increased its lead in the East to 1 1-2 games over the New York Yankees, who lost 2-1 to Baltimore. The Blue Jays won for the 13th time in 17 games.
Travis Shaw homered for Boston, which had its four-game winning streak stopped.
Josh Donaldson led off the 10th with a triple against Ogando (2-1), a towering fly ball that appeared to hit the top corner of the Green Monster and bounced back.
After a review upheld the call of the ball not crossing the red line at the top for a homer, the crew reviewed and confirmed Donaldson was safe at third.
Tulowitzki singled past third baseman Pablo Sandoval. Chris Colabello followed with an RBI single, Ogando balked in the next run and Kevin Pillar had a sacrifice fly.
Aaron Sanchez (7-5) worked one inning for the win.
Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia returned after missing seven weeks with a strained right hamstring. He went 1 for 4 with a double.
Toronto starter R.A. Dickey gave up one run and four hits in six innings. He was 0-3 with a 5.76 ERA in four starts against Boston this season.
Boston’s Henry Owens struggled with his control, but held the Blue Jays to one run and three hits in 5 1-3 innings. He walked four, hit two batters and had a balk.
The Blue Jays moved ahead without a hit in the first inning. Ben Revere was hit on the right hand with the game’s second pitch, advance on a wild pitch and a double steal before scoring on Edwin Encarnacion’s ground out.
Meanwhile, Jays’ pitcher Mar- cus Stroman will make his first start of the season Saturday against New York at Yankee Stadium, the club said. He underwent surgery in March after tearing the ACL in his left knee.
Orioles 2, Yankees 1
NEW YORK — Chris Davis led off the ninth inning with his major league-leading 41st home run and the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 2-1 Tuesday night for just their fourth win in 19 games.
The Yankees began the day a half-game behind AL East-leading Toronto. They failed to take advantage of Masahiro Tanaka’s 10-strikeout performance and Alex Rodriguez’s 30th homer — A-Rod has reached the mark in 15 seasons, tying Hank Aaron’s record.
Davis homered for the sixth time in seven games, lofting an opposite-field drive into the seats in left. He was the first batter Chasen Shreve (6-2) faced after Tanaka pitched eight innings.
Davis, like Rodriguez, is enjoying a resurgent season. The Orioles’ slugger led the majors with 53 home runs in 2013, but hit just 26 last year and drew a drug suspension down the stretch.
Darren O’Day (6-2) got two outs for the win. Zach Britton closed for his 31st save in 34 chances.
The Orioles won while star outfielder Adam Jones sat out with a sore shoulder. New York lost for the third time in 11 games.
Rodriguez hit his 684th career homer leading off the sixth, making it 1-all and chasing Baltimore starter Kevin Gausman.
The 40-year-old Rodriguez hadn’t hit the 30-homer mark since 2010. He didn’t play last year while serving a season-long drug suspension.
The homer was A-Rod’s fourth in five games and boosted his career hit total to 3,056, moving him past Rickey Henderson for 22nd place.
Gausman did get even with Yankees rookie Greg Bird, twice striking him out. Bird was Gausman’s catcher in high school in Aurora, Colorado — the last time they faced each other, Bird homered in an intrasquad game.
Tanaka had given up just one scratch single before Ryan Flaherty led off the Orioles sixth by lining a home run. After a two-out single, Davis hustled for an infield hit, only to be called out on a replay review.
Tigers 8, Rays 7
DETROIT — Rajai Davis’ sacrifice fly in the 13th inning gave the Detroit Tigers an 8-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
The game was tied four times, the last at 7-7, before the Tigers finally put it away.
James McCann led off the 13th with an infield single, and Andrew Bellatti (0-1) couldn’t pick up Jefry Marte’s bunt attempt, putting runners on first and second. Andrew Romine laid down a successful bunt putting runners at second and third.